Takachiho-gawara

Commemorative location of the old shrine, Ohachi crater of Mt. Takachiho in the background.
Ritual for Tenson Korin being performed at the Torii.

Takachiho-gawara (高千穂河原) is a small plain located near Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the trailheads to Mt. Takachiho and Mt. Kirishima, it is now the site of the visitor center of the Kirshima-Kinkowan National Park.[1]

Site

It is part of the cultural area surrounding Kirishima-Jingū, a national significant cultural property,[2][3] being a previous site of Kirishima-Jingu. After the shrine in this position was damaged by volcanic eruptions of the Ohachi vent on nearby Mt. Takachiho in 788 CE, it was moved.[4] In November, usually on the 10th, the Tenson kōrin gojinka sai (天孫降臨御神火祭), commemorating Tenson Korin takes place there.[5][6]

A panorama can be seen from the top (~970 metres),[5] including nearby wildlife and Japanese azaleas, a group of Rhododendron.

References

  1. ↑ "Takachihogawara Visitor Center". www.japan.travel. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
  2. ↑ "Kirishima Guide | JapanVisitor Japan Travel Guide". www.japanvisitor.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. ↑ "Ministry of the Environment_Let's visit the National Parks of Japan!_Kirishima_Recommended course_Kirishima Mythology Course". www.env.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  4. ↑ 角川日本地名大辞典46鹿児島県. 角川書店. 1983.
  5. 1 2 "Takachiho-gawara | Kirishima". Japan Hoppers - Free Japan Travel Guide. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  6. ↑ "Tenson Korin Kirishima Festival｜Event Information｜Kyushu Tourism Information". Kyushu Tourism Information [Japan] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-16.

31°53′07″N 130°53′45″E / 31.8854°N 130.8957°E / 31.8854; 130.8957

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